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Leioproctus splendens
Leioproctus similis, or Leioproctus (Colletellus) similis, is a species of bee in the family Colletidae and subfamily Colletinae. It is endemic to Australia. It was described by entomologist Remko Leijs in 2018.
From the article Leioproctus splendens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The female holotype body length is 4.5 mm, head width 1.5 mm. Integumental colouration is mainly black, brown and orange. The hair is brown.
Range & habitat
The species occurs in Western Australia. The type locality is 14 km south-east of Tamala Station, Shark Bay.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
What it does
The adults are flying mellivores. Flowering plants visited by the bees include Calandrinia species.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
In human culture
The specific epithet splendens refers to the smooth and shiny integument on the metapostnotum and terga.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1164733.